December 8, 2025

Application season is rapidly approaching. Hopefully I can remind you of some of the opportunities as well as changes in a timely enough manner.

First of these is Idaho, and it is due December 15th

Idaho deer and elk tags were previously first come first served. The change for 2026 is a first ever drawing for nonresident general season tags.

Idaho has always had better odds for individual species because you could only apply for one species.

Idaho has always had better odds for individual species because you could only apply for one species.

If you applied for a permit earlier, you could not apply for sheep, moose, mountain goat etc.

I am assuming that the general season draw does not trigger that rule, but the controlled draw later will, but  not sure.

I have not applied for anything to make sure I have a chance to get a bighorn tag.

By the way, I have windows 11. Hope those of you that have it do better with it than I am!

Jerry Barron